West Valley boys team could gets its shot at state champ … twice

YAKIMA, Wash. — The West Valley boys tennis team is ready to take its best shot at the state’s best. Twice if need be. Defending Class 3A state champion Jordan Smith of Mercer Island resides in the same semifinal half of the state bracket with Rams junior Aaron Farmer and senior Mitchell Anderson. If Anderson [...]

Tennis: DeMonds, WV duo repeat as champs

YAKIMA, Wash. — Two area girls doubles teams doubled their regional title count Saturday. Davis’ Erica DeMond and Megumi DeMond repeated as CBBN-Greater Spokane League 4A regional champs at Central Valley High School, while Carly Riehl and Carley Schmidt of West Valley made it back-to-back CBBN-GSL 3A titles at University High. Also at U-Hi, West [...]

Tennis: West dominates at SCAC district

SUNNYSIDE, Wash. — The championship matchups of the SCAC district tennis tournament look an awful lot like those in last week’s SCAC West sub-district. In fact, they’re exactly the same. The SCAC West controlled the action in the first two rounds of the district tournament at Sunnyside High School, winning 13 of the 16 opening [...]

5/18/12 Prep hot tickets

SATURDAY BASEBALL: Davis High School is hosting two rounds of the 2A state tournament with Selah (19-5) vs. East Valley (18-6) at 10 a.m. followed by Ellensburg (21-1) vs. Cheney (16-8) at 1 p.m. The winners play at 4 for a spot in the final four May 25-26 at Yakima County Stadium. BOYS SOCCER: Highland [...]

5/18/12 Prep spotlights

Hannah Souers West Valley fastpitch, senior Voted co-defensive player of the year in the CBBN 3A as a first baseman, Souers batted .583 (7 for 12) in three district games for the regional-bound Rams. Kelcie Russell Ellensburg track, junior The Valley leader in the high jump, Russell won her specialty in the CWAC district meet, [...]

Local report: Davis girls claim district team title

WENATCHEE, Wash. — With Erica and Megumi DeMond adding another title to their ever-growing résumé, the Davis Pirates claimed their first district team title since 1998 on Monday at the CBBN 4A tournament. The juniors, who were the runners-up at last year’s district tournament, captured the championship this time around, and are now set to defend [...]

Preps: Gonzalez, Johns lift NV

RICHLAND, Wash. — Noel Gonzalez and Koleman Johns combined on a six-hitter as Naches Valley claimed the district title. The Rangers (19-2) will open Class 1A state play at 10 a.m. next Saturday at Moses Lake against Orting. Gonzalez went the first four innings for the win, improving to 9-0, while Johns fanned six over [...]

Preps: Scotties roll into state tournament

MATTAWA, Wash. — With goals from three different players in the first half, Highland’s unbeaten boys soccer team charged to an early lead and cruised to a 5-1 victory in Thursday’s SCAC district championship match at Wahluke High School. David Arreguin, Jorge Marin and Luis Nogales hit the net in the first half for the [...]

5/11/12 Prep spotlights

Erica DeMond Davis tennis, junior DeMond has a 20-0 record with five wins in Inland Empire doubles with her sister, Megumi, and 15 wins in No. 3 singles for the league-champ Pirates. Eric Lopez Toppenish soccer, senior Lopez scored the first two goals in the Wildcats’ district semifinal win over Ellensburg and then knocked in [...]

Local report — Yaks swept, fall from first

MOSES LAKE, Wash. — Yakima Valley swung the bats well Wednesday in its East Region doubleheader with Big Bend, totaling 29 hits. But the Yaks didn’t do well enough in other aspects of the game to avoid a 5-4, 9-8 sweep that dropped them out of first place. Columbia Basin, with a sweep of Blue [...]

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